Will this affect national broadcasts?No. Games will continue to be broadcast nationally on ABC, TNT, ESPN and NBA TV. NBA League Pass is unaffected by this agreement and all the same blackout rules that have applied in the past are still in effect.

Will this affect NBA League Pass?The rules for League Pass have not changed. Locally, all Lakers games will be blacked out on NBA League Pass, just as it has been in the past. NBA League Pass was designed by the NBA to give access to fans out of market, but not to preempt the local broadcast agreements, which has led to their blackout rules. You would be able to watch other teams’ games, but the Lakers games would be blacked out. This hasn’t changed as a part of the agreement with Time Warner Cable Sports.

If you are not in the Lakers territory, then to watch Lakers games you will need to get League Pass or League Pass Broadband. Please keep in mind that League Pass does not show preseason games, but this is the structure of League Pass, not due to the agreement with Time Warner Cable Sports.

Will this affect NBA TV?No. When NBA TV shows a game, it is meant to provide national coverage to go with the local TV broadcast. The agreement between the NBA and the local broadcasters is that NBA TV will be blacked out locally. These are the same rules as have been in effect in the past and are not affected by the Lakers agreement with Time Warner Cable Sports. It is confusing since there are side-by-side broadcasts where a game is on locally (on Time Warner Cable SportsNet) and nationally (on ESPN or TNT) at the same time, but NBA TV functions more like League Pass, where there is no overlap between the local and the national broadcasts.

Will this affect national broadcasts?No. Games will continue to be broadcast nationally on ABC, TNT, ESPN and NBA TV. NBA League Pass is unaffected by this agreement and all the same blackout rules that have applied in the past are still in effect.

Will this affect NBA League Pass?The rules for League Pass have not changed. Locally, all Lakers games will be blacked out on NBA League Pass, just as it has been in the past. NBA League Pass was designed by the NBA to give access to fans out of market, but not to preempt the local broadcast agreements, which has led to their blackout rules. You would be able to watch other teams’ games, but the Lakers games would be blacked out. This hasn’t changed as a part of the agreement with Time Warner Cable Sports.

If you are not in the Lakers territory, then to watch Lakers games you will need to get League Pass or League Pass Broadband. Please keep in mind that League Pass does not show preseason games, but this is the structure of League Pass, not due to the agreement with Time Warner Cable Sports.

Will this affect NBA TV?No. When NBA TV shows a game, it is meant to provide national coverage to go with the local TV broadcast. The agreement between the NBA and the local broadcasters is that NBA TV will be blacked out locally. These are the same rules as have been in effect in the past and are not affected by the Lakers agreement with Time Warner Cable Sports. It is confusing since there are side-by-side broadcasts where a game is on locally (on Time Warner Cable SportsNet) and nationally (on ESPN or TNT) at the same time, but NBA TV functions more like League Pass, where there is no overlap between the local and the national broadcasts.